Liquid-elevating apparatus.



W. JAY. i A EVATING APPARATUS. Y'

LIQUID EL thereto. Ibis a supp wenn` JAY, oF oIIIcAGo, ILLINOIS.

LIQUID-ELEVALTING APPARATUS.

Application led Iu1y`15, 1915, Serial No. 39,948.

To all 'whom t maji/ concern.' Y

`BeA it known that I, Vnsn JAY, a citizen ofthe UnitedStates, residing at Chicago, in

the county of Cook and State of Illinois,l

iha've invented new and useful Improvements in LiquidsElevating'.Apparatua of which the following isa specification, ref

erence beinghad to the accompanying dra'v'vin s, forming avpartthereof.- y

he purpose of this invention isto provide; airA improved construction forlifting liquids from ."a-lower to a higher receptacle by suction, the" particular details beingfqd`esigned with special reference tothe employ- '.ment ofthe device ffor lifting\liquid.fuel of an, automobileenginefromra low leveltank to a more orless elevated receptacle from which it maybe supplied to the carbureter by gravity. Theinvention consists in `the .elements and features of constructionshown andy described as indicated inthe claims.

In thev drawings: Figure 1` 's an elevation showing'the severalyparts of. thiswinvention in their relative locationupon anautomobile 2 is a partly diagrammatic view showing in verticalsection thek main reser-` voirI and the associated and coperating receptacle. and. chambers Wlithjtheia' connectlons `embodying-the invention.I y

Fig. 3` isfan` enlarged verticalfsection of the atmosphere inlet chambery and.l` the yad jacentportionof the 'main reservoir.

Fig. `4` is a view` similar .to Fig.V 3, showing a modified construction.

Fig. 5 is a view'similar to Fig. 3, showing? a; modification inanother respect; ig. 6 isanend elevation of the. upper portion` ofthe main vreservoir and atmosphere inletv chamber thereon, showin a gage for indicating'the depth of liqui in ,the main reservoir. y

Fig. 7 i isasection atzthe'line, 7-i7, onr Fig. 3, on a .large scale,fshowingfthe detail?` construction 'of' the gageseen in Figli.,y

lIn.- the "formr of the present-*invention which isfshown in Figs. 1, 2 and`3, `1 is the,

main reservoir: which is representedin thev usual formy of. a cylinder placed horizon- "tallyon theautomobileat the rear part thereof ata comparatively Ilow level. 2 is va fitting mounted "thereon containing: a chamber, 3,1 `which is vvalved as hereinafter de-` scribedh-forcontrollin an atmosphere inlet emental liquid-receptacleatiafhigher level thanthe reservoir, 1,

Specification of Iietters Patent.

Patented Oct. 23,1917.

Renewed September 17; 1917i. Serial No.` 191,901.

designed toibe at alevel suitable4 for supplylng` the ycarbureter iby gravity with liquid fuel. 5` is an auxiliary chamber apparte* nant to the supplemental liquid receptacle,

4, positioned for receiving the liquid by gravity from said supplemental liquid receptacle, 4, through they discharge tube, 6,

having itsdischarge mouth at a slight inclinatlon. sothat it is adapted to be closednormally by the check valve, 7, which is opened'by gravity` `iow of liquid from the receptacle, f1, into said auxiliary chamber, 5.

The fitting, 2, is'rhost` conveniently made as acasting` adapted to be inserted through -a circular openingin the upper convex side offtlie reservoir, 1, which has a flange, 2, fitted to the curvature of said reservoir 'so as toy be riveted down tightly thereupon through` which the lower end portion of said' fitting protrudes a short distance into the reservoir. "In the upper part of this fitting, there is lcontained the valved cham-` ber,3, the bottom of which `is preferably for certain specifcpurposes hereinafter explainedl locatedat or a little above the level of` thehighestpoint of the curved upper side of thereservoir 1. Thisvalved chamber, 3, is closed by a topfplate, 8, making it air-tight except as to the connections and communications` hereinafter described. A liquid fuel. feed pipe, 9, extends from` the lower part ofthe interior ofthe reservoir, `1,.for discharge` in tothe upper partV of the supplemental receptacle, 4. As a matter of convenience inv'constructing and assembling this pipe extends down through one 'side wallof` the'fitting, 2, which has ,a vertical passage,.2", in reality forming fa portion of the pipe, the :lower end portlon being screwed into thelower end of saidvertical i passage, and 4the Vupper portion being 4,screwed'into'the upper end thereof. The

capplate, 8, h asan air inlet port, 10, around fwhlichr on the upper side ofthe plate there lisfformedan annular boss, 10, vfor holdingl a .woven wire strainer or screen, 10", de-

signedfto excludedust. An air-controlling va1ve,tl1,is seated upon the upper side of the'- plate for. closingthe air port, having ltsastem, 11,ex tend1ng down `through `the port for operating connections hereinafter described The plate, 8hasa second apertureatrwhich theregs secured a suction connection itting, 12,- having a relatively smallaperture, 12, for the suction, and- `adapted foi-connection with a suctioniVA pipe 4| yieldingly towerdite fuleruni to leed 'to any source of suctiomes' for exemple the manifold of the engine Witli l@ valved chamber, 3. From the bottom of the chamber, 3, u liquid discharge nipple, 16, is provided extending down into the cavity of the reservoir, 1, having its lower end vslightly deflected so 'es to present its mouth at a slight inclination so that it is normally -olosed by grevity by the liep valve, 17, which is opened by gravity flow of the liquid from the valved chamber, 3, back to the reservoir, l.. In the forni shown in the 2g earlier figures, e lever, 2), is uloruined in the oli-einher, moet conT-Jenientiy on e lug, 21, Whioh projects downy from 'the cup plete, 8, one erin of seid lever being extended to engege'the stein, 11, of the valve, 11, be-

. tween stops, 11b and-11, thereon With u,

range of play between the stops. The opposite erm of the lever Carries n small receiver 'which is preferably in the forni of Ehioh is positioned. under the olf the over-'Elow und euotion to reeeive the overflow liiuid ementel receptacle, 1i. onneot the 'tivo ends of e. i i ente i'roin e depend- ;ging lne', 2 on the cap plete with the respectively opposite ends oli the cross-ber, 28,

on the vulve engaging a-rin of the lever, 20, seid'springs operating to pr the end of the lever which is Connected with. the valve so that upon being moved from either limiter ther-enge of movement in the lever :in: operating the air-controlling valve 1.1, the springs tend to complete the movement to the limit toward which the movement hes been Astarted es soon es the line oi stress of the spring passes the fulcruni of the leve-r. ther obvious Ineens .tney4 employed to cerise the air cont-rolling vulve to complete 51g .its movement in either direetion with en instantaneous or snap action editer u, certain initial portion of .movement has been forced. In the (construction shown, the Weight of the vulve on the lever which en- 55 gages it is designed to be sufficient to over balance the Weight of the opposite erm of the lever and the receiver when the letter-` '-is empty, but to be overbalenoed by the seid opposite arm of the lever end the receiver when the latter is lillod or nearly7 filled with liquid fuel which may be discharged into it by'overflow from the supplernental receptacle, 4. It will be observed also that innddition to the Weight of the 55 receiver the Weight of its contents must .order tonnseat it. v opposite that which carries 'the receiver muy The oep plete, S, has a' third livered into the receiver, 22,

overcome the suction from the vulve, 11, in. 'The arm oi the lever be Weighted if necessary to bring about proper counter-balance so that 'the tension of the springs operating in either position oit' the lever may be substantially negligible Upon considering; the above described construction, it will he seen that when suotion is operating through the pipe, i3,m u partial veeuul'n is created by Way of the pipe, 1li, in the supplemental receptacle, il, Y which will conse liquid to be .lifted through the pipe, 9, and delivered into the receptaole, il, until the seme is lilled to e point o@ at which .such liquid may overflow back through they suction pipe, ill, and bedevherenpon the air controllingJuive, 11, being lifted end opening the nir inlet port Whioh ie very much larger thun the snetion port, will practically destroy the partiel vacuum exieting in the ehi-imber, 3, .und in the elevated receptacle, Il, atmospheric preeeure passing' back through the pipe, 14, to produce a condition of atmospheric pressure inseid reoepteole, di, :is soon. es the oontents of the pine. 1l, lieve heen discharged. The receiver, has e ilu-port, i223, through Whil 1 ie oor the receiver will escupe into the e "i, und then pees out tln'onggh the disehe buch into the reservoir, l.A g rnospherio pressure, substantially that, being` restored in the supplemental receptitolo, 4,' the liquid therein. will poss out through the pipe, 5, peet the cheek valve, 7, into the auxiliary chamber, troni which it will be understood the liquid fuel is supplied to the cerbiireter in usuel or oonyvenient manner by the pipe, 30, leading to the oerbureterlloet chamber, 31, shown in outline for indicating;l its relative position with respect to the other parte de scribed. .As soon ns the liquid delivered in il' the receiver, :'52, has eeonped therefrom through the leali-port, 22a, the air inlet vulve, l1, will yhe again `sented and suction crnitinuously operating' through the .suction connection, 13, will produce a partiel vacuum 11 in the chamber, El, und in the suppleniontel recept-nele, l., whereupon the eyole oi operation will be repeated,

In Fig'. l there is shown :L modified construction of the menus for carrying andi? opm'eting the nir inlet vulve, consisting in tlnlttlie'zuen of the uirl inlet port :11nd of the volvo covering it designed to be sul'lloient to enlise the suction operating upon the vulve when once Seated to hold it on vits sent firmly enough to require the re- A` stituting a fioat for the receiver, 22, which fao ` thechamber, 3, into the reservoir 1 is de- 4 through" said4 pipe, 14;' 4but it may still be scribed. In the construction shovvnin Fig.

4 the valve maybe connected with the operating` lever, Without any appreciable or considerable range ofrplay,` the valve and lever moving substantially together. v In this construction the action of the v'alvein A -fseatingis gradual until it comes near toits seat when the suction will pull it suddenly on to its seat with the same effect substantial-ly as produced'by the spring action on i p the other form.

I n Fig. 5 there is shown a modification in a different'respectwhicli can be employed with either form of valve laction above described. The modification consists in suboat is causedto move the alii.` valve, 11, for

" unseating-it when the liquid accumulates in the chamber, 3, -to a sufficient height to lift the float and cause it to operate the valve. In this construction it will be understood that the lever action on the valve is reversed, that is to say, theyfioat is connected v to the lever, 35. on theA same arm ofthe le? 4 negtions for shifting the' lever past the cenve1 which engages the valve stem 11a for operating the valve 11. The spring con ter are substantially the same as in the otherfconstriietion. VV'hen this method is employed, the discharge of the liquid from sirably reduced'soas to be enough less than the cross-sectional area yof th'e aperture of theipipe, 14, to permit the chamber, 3, to

fill promptly when the overfiow commences large 'enough to permit the chamber, 3, to empty andv cause reversal of the valve very promptly so that the relilling action -inay reale, 4',

beginUas soon as the supplemental recepcan empty into the auxiliary charnblel'rs. g l i' l When employing the construction des scrgihed';V consisting -of the fitting, 2, mounted upon the main reservoir, 1, it is convenient t to associate with this fitting means for indicating the level `of liquid in the reservoir,

V, thusdispensing with the necessity of a separate. fitting for 'that purpose." To accomplish. this the fitting, 2, mayhave an arm, 2,eiitending down into lthe reservoir,

1', wheiithe fitting is mounted thereon, 'and' on' which there is pivotedfa fioat army-10,

'carryin a small float, 41, at its free" movement of said fioatd arm as the'oat rises i and4 falls with the level of-the liquid, to rock the shaft, 45, for operating'the index pointer, 44.

I claim 1. In ,coiiibinatioii with a main reservoir,

a valved chamber; a supplemental liquid receptacle; a liquid supply pipe leading from the lower part of the main reservoir to the supplemental receptacle; a suction coniiection to the valvcd chamber; a suction and overflow connection betweenA the valved chamber and the siqplemeiital receptacle; the valved chamber having'aii atmosphere port; a valve controlling said port; a ree4 ceiver mounted for movement in thc valved chamber, an'dineansl operatively connecting` it with the valve for opening the latter` when the receiver is loaded; said-receiver being positioned for receiving liquid delivered through the suction and overflow connection for loading said receiver, and meansl by which Vthe said valve-operating receiver is unloaded of the liquid after operating the valve.

2. In combination ivitli a main reservoir, a valved chamber connected therewith and 4positioned relatively thereto for draining bygravity thereinto, a check-valve control ling such drainage, such valve heilig adapted to be opened by gravity andto be seated by suction in the reverse direction fiow of the liquid frointhe chamber into the i'eservoir5.

a supplemental liquid receptacle; a liquid supply pipe leadingl from the lower part of vthe main reservoir to the supplemental liquid receptacle, a suction connection to the valvd chamber; a suction and ovei'fiow connection betwen the valved chamber and the supplemental liquid receptacle; the valvcd chamber having an atmosphere port; a valve controlling said port;` a device movably mounted in said valved chamber, adapted and positioned so, as to be ,moved from such suction and overfiow connection to a pre-determined amount, and connections'by ywhich said device opera-tes the at.-

'mosplieiecontrolli ng valve.

.3. Iii combination with a niain reservoir,

a valved chamber; a su] plemental liquid 'ref' ceptacle; 'a liquid supply pipe leading from the lower part of -the main reservoir to the supplemental receptacle; a suction connection to the valvedlchamber; asuctien and?4 rizo-a overfiow connection between the ,v

ede chamber and the supplemental recep4 4by the discharge and'accumulation of liquid the valved chaniberjhaving an atmosphere i port.; a valve controlling said port; means in,` said valved chamber for operating said valve uponthe discharge-and accumulation of a pie-determi.ned:amount ofV liquid from the suction -and"" verfiow` connections; means 'for delivering the liquid so discharged and`` accumulated back into the main reservoir ;H

auxiliary chamber positionedfor receiv# 139.

o therethrough ing liquid discharged by gravity from said supplemental liquid receptacle; a check valve past which such discharge is effected by gravity, such valve bein f normally seated and adapted to be opened by the gravity and 'adapted to beseated by suction in the reverse direction.`

4. In combination with a main reservoir, a valved chamber mounted thereon and having drainage connection therewith.; a valve which controls said drainage connection adapted to be opened by gravity flow of liquid from the valved chamber into the reservoir and to be seated by suction in the reverse direction; a supplemental liquid receptacle at a higher position than the reservoir; a liquid supply pipe mounted rigidly with such valved chamber and extending without openingr thereinto, and leadiu from the lower part of the reservoir il uipplei1ieiital receptacle; a suction connection to the valved chamber; a suction and overflow connection between the valved chamber and the supplemental receptacle'; the valved chan'iber having an atinosphere port; a valve for controlling said port; means mounted mov-ably in the valved Chamber for operating said valve and adapted in position for so operating it upon the discharge and accumulation of a pie determined iin-leunt of liquid rom the suction and overflow connectiom In combination with a i'nain reservoir, a valved chamber; a supplemental liquid receptacle; a. liquid supply pipe leading from the lower pa-rt of the main reservoir to the supplemental receptacle; a suction and overfioiv connection between the valved chamber and the supplemental receptacle; the valved chamber having anatmosphere inlet port; a vulve controlling said port; a lever fulcrumed in said valveil chamber and operatively connected to said vulve; a receiver; carried by said lever positioned for receiving liquid discharge through said suc tion and overflow connection, adapted when loaded thereby,

the lower- 'part of the main reservoir 'to the supplemental receptacle; a suction and over- How connection betwecnqthe valved chamber and the supplemental receptacle; the valved chamber having an atmosphere inlet port.;

' ava'lve controlling said port; a lever fulcrumed in 'said valved chamber and operatively' connected to said valve; a receiver carried -by said lever positioned for receiving liquid discharge through said suction and overflow' connection, adaptedwhenv loaded thereby to cause the lever to move to to cause the lever to move to operate the valve.

operate the valve a spring connected to said lever for pressing toward the fulcrum of the lever to cause the lever to move in-` vmental liquid receptacle and the Othe'ljqa`l valved chamber having an atmosphere let port; a suction connection to two chambers; a liquid supply pipe Ieadhgj from the lower part'of the mam reservoirto the supplemental liquid receptacle; afsuction and overfiow connection between the atmosphere inlet chamber and mental receptacle; a valve controlling 'said atmosphere inlet port; means movably mounted in said valved atmosphere inlet chamber for operating said valve, adapted and positioned foroperating it upon the discharge and accumulation of a pre-determined amount of liquid from the suction and overflow connection, landi lmeans for subsequently discharging such liquid back into the main reservoir. Y'

8.. In combination with a main reservoir and a relatively eleva-ted supplemental liq uid receptacle; a fitting comprising anatmosphere inlet chamber mounted onA the the supple-` mam reservoir; means aociated with said.

supplemental receptacle; a suction comico-- tion to the valved chamber; a suction and.

overflow connection between the valved chamber and the supplemental receptacle;

the valved cham-ber having an atmos'phe; port.; a valve controlling said port; 1:rde-' vice movably mounted in said valved cham,-

ber adapted land positioned so.` :as

moved by the discharge and accumulation. of;

nection to a pre-determined amount, and con` nections byf which said devlceioperates the'v atmosphere-controlling valve.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto my hand at Chicago, Ill., this 22dda, June, 1915. WEBB u Witnees:

Cime.l S. BURTON, Ro'r. N. BURTON.

Vliquid from such suction and overliow cone"- 

